Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 552 · 40 sums

The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

1. 1.Ishaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) sweets every day (c) drinking water (d) notebooks for school
2. 2.Rahul has ₹850. First Rahul pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a geometry box (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
3. 3.Riya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a remote-control car (c) a new party dress (d) a fancy phone cover
4. 4.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) milk (c) sweets every day (d) a video game
5. 5.For Kabir, is “extra comic books” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
6. 6.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) soap (b) drinking water (c) milk (d) a new party dress
7. 7.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) school shoes (c) rice and dal (d) a toy robot
8. 8.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) a warm blanket (c) sweets every day (d) a third cricket bat
9. 9.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a toy robot (b) notebooks for school (c) extra comic books (d) sweets every day
10. 10.Farhan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) soap (c) milk (d) a new party dress
11. 11.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a glitter pen set (c) a warm blanket (d) a third cricket bat
12. 12.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) medicine when ill (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
13. 13.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) sweets every day (b) a schoolbag (c) milk (d) a warm blanket
14. 14.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a raincoat (b) soap (c) bus fare to school (d) a glitter pen set
15. 15.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) toothpaste (c) medicine when ill (d) a raincoat
16. 16.For Priya, is “a sticker album” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
17. 17.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a fancy phone cover (b) a new party dress (c) a remote-control car (d) a school uniform
18. 18.Zoya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) extra comic books
19. 19.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹140) and a geometry box (₹160). How many rupees are left for wants?
20. 20.Kabir has ₹600. First Kabir pays for needs: a raincoat (₹160) and a water bottle (₹140). How many rupees are left for wants?
21. 21.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) a school uniform (c) a glitter pen set (d) medicine when ill
22. 22.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) a third cricket bat (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
23. 23.For Aditya, is “a third cricket bat” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
24. 24.Nisha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a video game (b) bus fare to school (c) designer sunglasses (d) a fancy phone cover
25. 25.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) school shoes (b) a bigger TV (c) a new party dress (d) a remote-control car
26. 26.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a new party dress (b) sweets every day (c) a toy robot (d) medicine when ill
27. 27.Nisha has ₹800. First Nisha pays for needs: a raincoat (₹180) and a geometry box (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
28. 28.For Riya, is “sweets every day” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
29. 29.Rohan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) a fancy phone cover (c) a remote-control car (d) bus fare to school
30. 30.Lakshmi is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a toy robot (c) a warm blanket (d) milk
31. 31.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a sticker album (c) bus fare to school (d) sweets every day
32. 32.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a raincoat (b) a new party dress (c) a glitter pen set (d) a remote-control car
33. 33.Meera has ₹700. First Meera pays for needs: a water bottle (₹130) and a lunch box (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
34. 34.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a sticker album (b) medicine when ill (c) drinking water (d) vegetables
35. 35.For Meera, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
36. 36.Gurpreet is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) vegetables (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a remote-control car
37. 37.Isha has ₹350. First Isha pays for needs: a lunch box (₹90) and a school uniform (₹80). How many rupees are left for wants?
38. 38.Riya has ₹550. First Riya pays for needs: school shoes (₹70) and a lunch box (₹90). How many rupees are left for wants?
39. 39.For Riya, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
40. 40.For Farhan, is “drinking water” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need

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